Resources

Resources

Resources By Category

 

• Aged Care 
• Chronic Disease Management
  • Asthma
  • CHD
  • Chronic Disease - General
  • COPD
  • Diabetes
• DVA Dose Adminisration Aid 
• Ehealth
• GLAS
• Home Medicines Review
• Immunisation
• Lifestyle Modification Program
• Mental Health
  • Better Access
  • Better Outcomes
• Mental Health Nurse Incentive Program
• NPS 
• Nursing in General Practice
• Practice Support
  • Medicare Australia
  • Practice Management
  • New GP Handbook
  • Accreditation
  • Lifescripts
• Referral Forms
  • Dermatology
  • Mental Health

 

  

 

Aged Care

 

 Important Information for Practitoners currently or looking to work in Aged Care Homes

• GP Fact Sheet on Death Certificates
• Cause of Death Certificate Order Form
• Life Extinct Form
• Medicare Services for Aged Care Homes

 

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 Chronic Disease Management

 

Asthma

• NACA Asthma Cycle of Care Fact Sheet

Asthma Cycle of Care

Asthma Foundation of QLD Fact Sheets

• Adolescents & Asthma Fact Sheet
• Asthma and Food Fact Sheet
• Asthma & Smoking Fact Sheet
• Asthma and the over 50's fact sheet
• Asthma at School for School Staff  
• Asthma Cycle of Care
• Asthma First Aid Fact Sheet
• Asthma Foundation QLD Information Faxback
• Asthma in the under 5s Fact Sheet
• Asthma in the Workplace Fact Sheet
• Asthma Medications Fact sheet
• Asthma QLD What we can do for you - fact sheets
• Asthma - The Basic Facts
• Asthma Consumer Brochure
• Asthma Consumer Leaflet
• Dust, Mould, Pollens & Pets Fact Sheet
• Excerise Induced Asthma Fact Sheet
• Finding an Asthma Friendlyy Doctor Fact Sheet
• Hay Fever Fact Sheet
• House Dust Mites Fact Sheet
• How are Asthma Medications Taken Aerosol Fact Sheet
• How are Asthma Medications Taken Dry Powder Fact Sheet

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CHD

• Setting up a Coronary Heart Disease Register
• Chest Pain Action Plan
• Reducing Risk in Heart Disease through General Practice Summary Guidelines
• CHD Self Assessment
• Flowchart Cardiovascular

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Chronic Disease General

• Cancer MBS Item Numbers **New**
• Checklist for CDM Item implementation
• Have you coded this patient yet labels
• CDM Brochure
• CDM Factsheet
• Consolidated Q&A from 1 January 2008
• Flowchart GPMP only
• Flowchart GPMP and TCA
• Comprehensive Assessment and Management Plan for patients 65 + years – Q&A for GPs
• Team Care Arrangements Checklist
• Vaccine Update for people with asthma, COPD, heart disease or diabetes
• MBS Items for Chronic Disease
• Collaborative Medicare Item Numbers
• Reducing the Risk of Heart Disease
• TCA GPMP Flow Chart

 

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COPD

• COPD Collaborative Practice Self Assessment Tool
• Living with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patient Booklet
• What is COPD?
• Living with COPD - Booklet

 

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The Australian Lung Foundation Resources

• Patient Questionnaire
• COPD-X Checklist
• Patient Education Leaflets order form

 

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Diabetes

• Allied Health Group Services for Type 2 Diabetes information for GPs
• Allied Health Group Services for Type 2 Diabetes information for AHPs
• Flowchart Diabetes
• Step one – Creating a Diabetes Register
• Diabetes Items and Incentives
• The Annual Cycle of Care for People with Diabetes patient fact sheet
• Basic Foot Assessment Checklist

 

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Diabetes Australia Queensland Fact Sheets

• Blood Pressure and Diabetes
• Food choices for people with Diabetes
• Heart Disease and Diabetes
• Diabetes Facts
• Regular Physical Activity
• Smoking Pre-Diabetes and Diabetes
• Using Glycemic Index brochure
• What is the Risk from being overweight?
• What is Diabetes Fact Sheet

 

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DVA Dose Administration Aid Service

• DVA DAA – At a glance for GPs
• DVA DAA – At a glance for Pharmacists
• DVA DAA – At a glance for Community Nurses
• DVA DAA – Information for Veterans

 

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EHealth

Medical Objects

• Sending an Electronic Referral with Medical Objects
• How to Change Your PKI Password
• Restarting Medical Objects Trinity

 

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 GLAS

 Important Information you need to know about GLAS

• GLAS Information Sheet (Updated 29/09/08)
• GP Access to Psychiatrist
• GP To Pyschiatrist Referal Form (item 291)
• GP Pysch Support (RACGP flyer)

 

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 HMR

 

  HMR Request Forms

• Medication Management Form
• HMR Request to GPs
• HMR Request to Pharmacies
• How to Generate HMR Referral Letter in MD3

 

Further information on Home Medicines Review

• Patient Information Brochure
• Patient Information on pharmacy services
• General HMR information and step by step guide for HMR
• Health Professional Brochure
• HMR in combination with EPC item numbers (effective 01.11.09)
• HMR in combination with EPC item numbers (effective 01.05.10)

 

Get involved in HMR

• Accredited Pharmacists in the BSD available for Contract Work
• Pharmacies wanting to do further work in HMR

 

These lists will be updated regularly as more pharmacies become involved with HMR. Any pharmacies/pharmacists who would like to be added to these lists, please contact David Porter.

 

 

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 Immunisation

 

 Immunisation Schedule

• Queensland Health Pertussis letter to VSP's
• Queensland Health Data Collection Template for VSP's to complete
• Increasing Childhood Immunisation Coverage Rates: A guide for practice staff (Oct 08)
• Childhood Immunisation Schedule (as at March 2008)
• Rotavirus Vaccine
• 12 Month Immunisation Schedule 
• Changing from Comvax to Hiberix
• Brisbane City Council Children's Clinics

 

Immunisation Catch Up Resource

• Immunisation Catch Up Schedule Enquiry (fax form)
• Immunisation Catch Up Schedule - Provision of Advice
• Refugee Catch Up Pack
• Indigenous Catch Up Pack - Feb 09
• Vaccine Service Providers Catch Up Pack - Jun 09
• Eligibility for Funded Vaccines - May 2009

 

Gardasil

• PEN Clinical Audit Tool – Gardasil Register Recipe
• Collecting HPV Data Using Best Practice
• VB HPV Data Collection

 

HPV Data Collection through Medical Software

• Collecting HPV Data Using Medical Director
• Medical Director Print Out Example
• Collecting HPV Data Using ZedMed
• ZedMed Print Out Example
• Collecting HPV Data Using Genie
• Genie Print out Example

 

Vaccine Management

• Managing vaccine storage during power failures – Advice Sheet for vaccine service providers attachment
• Vaccine Management Resources – tools and templates, KISS Guide Flipchart, and key information sources
• National Vaccine Storage Guidelines – Strive for 5 
• The Australian Immunisation Handbook 9th Edition 2008
• Vaccine Fridges (Distributors of specially designed pharmaceutical fridges)
            ICS Pacific 
            Rollex Group Australia 
            Quirks Australia 
            Thermoline Scientific
            Skope Industries 
  
  
  

Reporting and Claiming

• General Practice Immunisation Incentive Scheme
• ACIR Publications and Guides
• ACIR Forms

 

• KISS Flipchart
  

Tools and Templates

• Policy and Procedure instructions
• Policy and Procedure template
• Orientation Checklist
• Vaccine Management Audit
• Choosing a Purpose-Built Vaccine Refrigerator 
• Cold Chain Risk Management Planning
• Immunisation Business Case Study
• Queensland Health Temperature Chart

• Introduction to Vaccine Management
• Introduction to Vaccine Management (with answers)
• Cold Chain Risk Management
• Cold Chain Risk Management (with answers)
• Data Management
• Data Management (with answers)

• Parent Brochure (Immunisation is Important)
• National Immunisation Program Schedule (QLD)
• National Immunisation Program Schedule Poster (With Pictures)
• Immunisation is Important Poster (for Childcare)
• Vaccine and Antigen Poster
• Immunisation Fact Sheets in 19 Different languages
• 4 year old birthday card fax order form
• Vaccine Updates for people with asthma, COPD, heart disease and diabtes
• Maternity Immunisation Allowance

 Lifestyle Modification Program

• Australian Type 2 Diabetes Risk Assessment Tool (AUSDRISK) - Pamphlet
• Lifestyle Modification Program -  Referral Form
• Lighten Up Referral Form
• Lifestyle Modification Program Referral Pathway
• Lifestyle Modification Program Client Brochure 
• Type 2 Risk Evaluation Fact Sheet
• Type 2 Risk Evaluation Questions and Answers
• Living Strong Client Brochure
• Living Strong Referral Form
• Lighten Up Flyer
National HPV Program - Fast Facts for GP's

 

 Mental Health

 

Knowing which Mental Health Proffesional Your patient needs to see

• Mental Health Flowchart
• Mental Health Refferal Pathways

There are many Mental Health Issue's and a range of topics are covered in pamphlets and factsheets. These factsheets are there for your viewing or can be printed out for patient use as they are required.

• Mental Health Fact Sheets

 

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Better Access to Mental Health

Allied Health Workers Listings

• Listing of Social Workers

• Listing of Psychologists **Updated 10/10/08**

 

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Better Outcomes in Mental Health

 

Referral Forms

1. Patient Summary Form 
2. K10 Form 
3. BOiMH Patient Information Sheet
4. Patient Privacy and Consent Form
5. Edinburgh Scale 

 

 GP Resources

 

1. BOiMH Review Form

 

 MD Compatable Referral Forms

1. Patient Summary Form
2. K10 Form
3. Patient Privacy and Consent Form
4. Edinburgh Scale
5. BOiMH Review Form

 

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  Mental Health Nurse Incentive Program

 

 Information on MHNIP

• Mental Health Nurse Incentive Program Medicare Program Guidelines
• National Practice Standards for Mental Health Workforce

  

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National Prescribing Service

 

 Further Information on NPS, QPI and PIP

• The Quality Prescribing Initiative Brochure
• NPS 2009_2010 QPI Plan Sheet

 

Menopause NPS Topic Resources

• NPS News 64 - Therapeutic choices for menopausal symptoms
  

Stroke NPS Topic Resources 

• NPS News 62 - Stroke

 Diabetes NPS Topic Resources

• National Diabetes Services Scheme (NDSS) Registration Form
• NPS News 56 - Managing Hyperglycaemia in Type 2 Diabetes
• Oral Antidiabetic Agents in Type 2 Diabetes
• Insulin (Long Acting) Script Information Sheet  
• Sitagliptin (Januvia) for type 2 diabetes mellitus
• Diabetes Educator Service Referral Form

 

Osteoporosis NPS topic Information

• NPS News 53 – Maintaining bone health to prevent osteoporotic fractures
• Physiotherapist Specialising in Falls Prevention and Core Stability Training

 

Treating the Symptoms of Dementia

• Dementia Resources and Contact Details sheet.
• NPS News 51 – What’s ‘atypical’ about the newer antipsychotics?
• NPS News 59 – Drugs used in dementia in the elderly
• PPR 37 – Role of antipsychotics in managing behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia
• Dementia Behaviour Management Advisory Service – Information Brochure
• “Examples of medications with anticholinergic activity”
• Patient resources and phone contacts
• Diagnosing and Treating Dementia
  

 

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Nursing in General Practice

 

Nursing in General Practice Information

• Nursing in General Practice:  A Guide for the General Practice Team
• AN&MC (Australian Nursing & Midwifery Council) guidelines on delegation and supervision of Nurses
• Guidelines for PN and/or Allied Health workers for Urban Areas of Workforce Shortage
  

 

AGPN Resouces

• AGPN Information Brochure for Nurses
• AGPN Information Brochure for General Practice

 

Nursing in General Practice AGPN Business Case Models 

• Business Case Studies Cover Pages
• Business Case Studies Large Urban
• Business Case Studies Small Urban
• Business Case Studies Solo Urban
• Case Studies Metropolitan Practices
• Addendum

 

MBS Items Information

• MBS Items (10998, 10999) for Pap Smears taken by a PN on behalf of a medical practitioner Fact Sheet
• MBS Items (10994, 10995) for Pap Smears and preventative checks taken by a PN on behalf of a GP Fact Sheet
• MBS Items for Immunisation (10993) and Wound Management (10996) services provided by a Practice Nurse Fact Sheet
• QAs in relation to MBS Item 10997

 

Competency Standards and Role Statements for Nurses in General Practice

• Competency Standards for the Registered Nurse in General Practice
• Competency Standards for the Enrolled Nurse in General Practice
• Role Statement of the Registered Nurse in General Practice
• Role Statement of the Enrolled Nurse in General Practice

 

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 Practice Support

 

•  Claiming Level C + D items Fact Sheet

 

• How to Bulk Archive patients in one hit in Best Practice
• How to Bulk Archive patients in Medical Director 3

 

• Data cleaning checklist
• Pathology Management Flowchart
• Managing Recalls and Reminders
• Histories and Summaries Checklist    
• Controlling Outstanding Actions in Medical Director
• Using Progress Notes  in Medical Director
• Importing a Template into Medical Director
• Script Notice for Waiting Room
• Running Late Notice for Waiting Room
• Privacy Notice for Waiting Room
• POPGUNS Triage Guide
• Pathology Results notice for Waiting Room
• Change of Address notice for Waiting Room
• What are Identifiers?
• Guide to Making Outpatient Appointments

 

Indigenous Identification Resources 

• Waiting Room Poster
• Brochure for Patients
• Brochure for General Practitioners

 

Medicare Australia

•  FAQ on Primary Health Care MBS items

Medicare Compliance

• Increased Medicare Compliance Audit Initiative

MBS Item Numbers as at 01/11/08

• Correct claiming of MBS level C and D items

 

MBS Item Numbers as at  01/07/08

• New MBS Items Summary

• MBS Online - July 2008 Supplement

For a more detailed breakdown of each new item, see below

 

Item 713 - Type 2 Diabetes Risk Evaluation

•  Item 713 Risk Assesment Tool
• Item 713 Question and Answer
• Item 713 GP Referral Form
• Lifestyle Modification Program Brochure
• Patient Referral pathway

 

 

Item 709 & 711 - Healthy Kids Check

• Item 709 & 711 Checklist

• Item 709 & 711 Question and Answer

• Item 709 & 711 Fact Sheet

• Get Set 4 Life Guide

• All Resources for Healthy Kids Check (DoHA)

• Lift the Lip Resource

 

 

Additional Resources for Item 709 & 711

• Child Development Milestones
• Healthy Eating and Playing for Kindergarten Children
• Healthy Mouth Brochure
• How Children Develop (3-5 Years)
• Sleeping (3-6 years)
• Toilet Training

 

• For various LEA charts, please see below

  • BOC Opthalmic Instruments
  • To order contact John Smith at Optical Instruments or on 02 96437888 or 1800 804 331
    

 

• Item 135 & 289 - Autism and any other Pervasive Developmental Disorder

  • Assesment Guidelines and Protocols

 

 

Practice Management

•  Data Management

  • Establishing Robust Register Recall & Reminder Systems Presentation

 

 Practice Handbook for New GPs

• New Doctor checklist
• Forms of the Handbook

 

Accreditation

 

Clinical Resources

• Consent for Medical Treatment Procedure or Examination
• Equipment Maintenance List
• Health Summary Form
• Management of Anaphylaxis
• Policy on Prescription of Medications

Human Resources

• Telephone Reference Check Guide
• Superannuation Fund Selection Form
• Staff Training Plan
• Staff Termination Letter and Checklist
• Staff Recruitment - Selection Criteria
• Staff Recruitment Process
• Staff Privacy Agreement
• Staff Induction Procedure and Checklist
• Staff Immunisation Record
• Staff Immunisation Consent & Refusal Record
• Staff Grievance Record
• Record of Staff Continuing Education
• Practice Nurse Position Description
• Practice Manager Position Description
• Performance Review Instructions and Form
• Offer of Employment Letter
• Leave Application
• Job Package
• Receptionist Position Description
• Employment Application Form
• Employee Personal Details
• Employee Handbook
• Disciplinary Process Documentation Record
• Direct Payment of Wages Form
• Checklist of items to inculde in Employee Records to Comply with Legal Requirements
• How to Give & Receive Feedback in Performance Reviews 2008

Infection Control/Sterilisation

• Contents of a Spills Kit
• Handwashing Procedure
• Instructions for Loading the Steriliser
• Instructions for Packaging Items for Sterilisation
• Instructions for Unloading the Steriliser
• Instructions for Washing Instruments & Items for Re-Use
• Needlestick Injury Protocol Wallchart 2008
• Off Site Sterilisation Guidelines
• Steriliser General Log Sheet
• Steriliser General Log with Patient Tracking
• Steriliser Maintenance Log Sheet
• Types of PPE and the Appropriate Use
• Ultimate Layout – The consulting room
• Ultimate Layout – Treatment Room
• Ultimate Layout – Sterilisation Area
• Ultimate Layout – Reception and Waiting
• Use of PPE Equipment for respiratory Diseases
• Validation Biological Indicator
• Validation Document Checklist
• Validation Procedure
• Information when Purchasing a Bench Top Steriliser
• Considerations when Setting up a Treatment Room

Patient Feedback

• AGPAL Patient Feedback Survey 3rd edition standards  
• Patient Feedback Survey - English
• Patient Feed back Analysis Sheet
• Patient Feedback Survey - Vietnamese
• Patient Feedback Survey - Amharic
• Patient Feedback Survey - Arabic
• Patient Feedback Survey - Croation
• Patient Feedback Survey - Greek
• Patient Feedback Survey - Italian
• Patient Feedback Survey - Macedonian
• Patient Feedback Survey - Mandarin
• Patient Feedback Survey - Serbian
• Patient Feedback Survey - Somali
• Patient Feedback Survey - Turkish

Practice Administration/Medical Records

• Reminder Letter
• Recall Letter - unable to be contacted via telephone
• Recall Letter - missed specialist appointment
• Request for Medical Record Transfer
• Request for Access to Personal Health Inforamtion
• Practice Inforamtion Sheet - Items to Include
• Incident Reporting Template
• Complaint Form
• Complaint Acknowledgment Letter

 

 

Lifescripts

• Lifescripts Initiative Fact Sheet
•  Lifescripts Checklsit
• Lifescripts Flyer
• Lifescripts Nutrition Prescription
• Lifescripts Physical Activity Prescription
• Lifescripts Poster
• Lifescripts Smoking Prescription
• Lifescripts Weight Management Prescription
• Lifescripts Checklsit
• Lifescripts Flyer
• Lifescripts Nutrition Prescription
• Lifescripts Physical Activity Prescription
• Lifescripts Poster
• Lifescripts Smoking Prescription
• Lifescripts Weight Management Prescription

 

 

Pregnancy Lifescripts

• Academic Detailing Card
• Alcohol and Pregnancy Assessment Pad
• Alcohol and Pregnancy Evidence Card
• Alcohol and Pregnancy Prescription Pad
• Nutrition and Pregnancy Assessment Pad
• Nutrition and Pregnancy Evidence Card
• Nutrition and Pregnancy Prescription Pad
• Smoking and Pregnancy Assessment Pad
• Smoking and Pregnancy Prescription Pad

 

 Indigenous Lifescripts

 5As Flip Chart

  

Translated Lifescripts

 Arabic

•  Lifescripts Alcohol Prescription

Chinese

•  Lifescripts Alcohol Prescription
• Lifescripts Checklsit
• Lifescripts Flyer
• Lifescripts Nutrition Prescription
• Lifescripts Physical Activity Prescription
• Lifescripts Poster
• Lifescripts Smoking Prescription
• Lifescripts Weight Management Prescription

 

 

•  Lifescripts Alcohol Prescription

 

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 Referral Forms

 

Dermatology

• Dermatology Group’s PriorityOneClinic Referral Form

 

Mental Health

• GP To Pyschiatrist Referal Form (item 291)
• Better Outcomes Referral pathways

  

 

Vietnamese

 

• Action Plans
• Healthy Lifestyles Action Plan
• Indigenous Flyer
• Indigenous Waiting Room Poster